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SPOT FORECAST FOR JACKSON KNOB...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1150 AM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1140 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TODAY WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES WARMER THAN AVERAGE...WITH LOW
HUMIDITY. IT WILL ALSO BE QUITE UNSTABLE OVER THE IDAHO PANHANDLE
WITH A HIGH LEVEL HAINES OF 5 TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. TOMORROW
WILL BE A BIT COOLER AS HOT HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO PUSH EAST OF
OUR REGION. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE TUESDAY NIGHT...
BRINGING AN INCREASING THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WEDNESDAY
WILL BE COOLER...SHOWERY...AND BREEZY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGE
TOPS. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL BE COOLER THAN AVERAGE...BUT
PROBABLY DRY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BUT HAZY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    THROUGH 1300 PDT. WIND BECOMING SOUTH OR
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
                    LAL.................1. THUNDERSTORMS
                    SHOULD REMAIN WELL SOUTH AND EAST OF
                    THE JACKSON KNOB AREA THIS AFTERNOON
                    AND EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH MIDSLOPE. SOUTHWEST 4
                    TO 7 MPH ON THE RIDGE TOP.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...IC KUNKEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120826.JACKS.01/OTX